[US Media: Senior DOJ Official Prefers Settlements Over Antitrust Lawsuits] Jin10 Data, June 26 – According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, a senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has informed antitrust enforcement personnel that he prefers resolving cases through settlements rather than taking them to court. Some insiders revealed that Stanley Woodward, the DOJ's third-ranking official, has made statements interpreted by some DOJ attorneys as guidance to resolve existing lawsuits against corporations whenever possible and to avoid filing new ones in the future. Woodward, who is directly responsible for antitrust enforcement, has reportedly expressed internally that he favors avoiding lengthy lawsuits that require significant manpower. According to some sources, he most recently shared this perspective with attorneys at the DOJ's Chicago office; other sources noted that he has made similar remarks in other settings previously.